Targeting: The Challenges of Modern Warfare
This book offers a multidisciplinary treatment of targeting. It is intended for use by the military, government legal advisers and academics. The book is suitable for use in both military training and educational programs and in Bachelor and Master
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Paul A.L. Ducheine Michael N. Schmitt Frans P.B. Osinga Editors
Targeting: The Challenges of Modern Warfare
Paul A.L. Ducheine · Michael N. Schmitt Frans P.B. Osinga Editors
Targeting: The Challenges of Modern Warfare
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Editors Paul A.L. Ducheine Faculty of Military Sciences Netherlands Defence Academy Breda The Netherlands
Frans P.B. Osinga Faculty of Military Sciences Netherlands Defence Academy Breda The Netherlands
Michael N. Schmitt Stockton Center for the Study of International Law United States Naval War College Newport, RI USA
ISBN 978-94-6265-071-8 ISBN 978-94-6265-072-5 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-94-6265-072-5 Library of Congress Control Number: 2015946061 Published by t.m.c. asser press, The Hague, The Netherlands www.asserpress.nl Produced and distributed for t.m.c. asser press by Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg © t.m.c. asser press and the authors 2016 No part of this work may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, microfilming, recording or otherwise, without written permission from the Publisher, with the exception of any material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Printed on acid-free paper Springer Science+Business Media B.V. Dordrecht is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Foreword
Targeting is not only the most vital, but also one of the most challenging processes during military operations. When targeting, our efforts should be focused on successfully engaging identified and prioritized targets on both the operational “joint” level and the tactical level. The targeting process has evolved from having a primarily kinetic/lethal emphasis, with hardly any consideration for collateral damage, to our current operational domain, characterized by operations among the people and heavily influenced by modern (social) media. In addition, targeting is no longer a process primarily focusing on air assets, but over the past two decades has come to incorporate a host of military engagement capabilities. As Commander of Regional Command South in the ISAF-operation in Afghanistan, I experienced this change of the environment in which the targeting process had to be used. For example, rules of engagement became more restrictive and the availability of resources increased. In addition, armed unmanned assets entered into the inventory. Throughout, the watchful eyes of the social and regular media were constantly upon us, impacting on our military operations. As a primary reaction, our targeting process tended to shift from one that attached scarce resources to identified and prioritized targets to a process tha
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